The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-09-09
To Charles T. CLARK, Island, for being
( TIE DAYS RACES.
Two Fine Trots witnessed by Thousands OF

many interesting features that made up
Yesterdays programme, and was viewed
by the greateat number OF people. Thore
were three big events on tho card and the
intention was to star! them jlBt as poon
% the calyacade was over, but
the crowd was 90 large tha! II
was half past 2 o'clock before the
track was properly cleared. The scsne
presented at that hour was ono well worth
viewing. The day was a glorious one 10
begin with. Although the gun Bhone
brightly 1t was not too warm. The crowd
allied every available paiat from which
tho track could be viewed. The biz grand
Htand was packed and all around the
outer fence Of the track the people stood
four and five deep. Beyond them people
Dtood up In their wagons and looked over
tho heads Of those in front OF them
About the pool boxes there was an OK.
cited crowd OF mon all anxious To ntabe
something on the sport. Money was
plentiful, and the pools were stronger
than they have ever been before. Drawn
up on tho quarter, stretch and scattered
I'LL over the infleld were two hundred or
more vehicles, nearly all OF them filled
with isshionably dressed ladies', the bright
coiors Of their costumes lending quite q
festival air to the scene. Prominent clti.
zens from here md elsewhere wero noticed
all over the place, and every one seened
to enjoy being present.
The crowd congrega.ed carly. While
waiting for the racing to commence they
had their attention taken up by the caval.
cado, O choice programme OF music rem
dered by the Opera House band, and
watching the crowd. The cayalcade, made
up Of tho class horses and the cattle, made
n long ntring and occupied nearly an
hours time in starting and passing once
around tho track. f@;,i>}-., III D q {,
The races announced for the day were 9
trot for the 1920 clsaa, q trot for the 500
clesa and run, mile heats, best 2 in 3.
The 2:29 trot was called first. There
were twelve horses named On tha card, but
Clifford ) and Lottie N. did not 70.
The ten nominees left faced
the wire in the following order: Clarence
T., Bracelet, Eli, Maggie c., Hattie T., Oar.
lington, Charlie West, Capt. Reaul, EN-
basaador and Lady Wilson. In the pools
Ell, ambassador, West and Reaul sli sold
strong, and backed by good strong bids
for tho field the total pools would mount
up cloRe to 500. While the horses
were scoring Clarence e. INST with
an accident; in turning one Of tho
horsss smashed into his sulky, breaking
ono wheel badly and throwing the horse.
OF, Eisman, who was driving him, was
thrown from his ssat and considerably
bruised helHas 30 badly hurt, in fact,
that he was unable to drive for tho first
two heats. Fortunately the horse was
caught and held but in falling he was badly
cut in the hook. The procuring Of another
sulky delayed thirga for 8 quarter Of an
hour, and 1t was closs to o'clock before
the borsss got away. Clarence .. led to
tho hall, then Bracelet pulled out nicely
and held to the fnish. Eli fought hard
to get out Of o pocket no was forced into,
and knight, his driver, made quite a
kick when he came in. Charley
West took tho sscond heat after
having lively time with Ell
and Bracsiet on the homo stretch, the
brush creating considerable excitement.
Charlie Weet caught the third, and then
became 4 favorite in tho pools. Previous
10 this ambassador WAS the iGvorito. The
fourth heat West broke and ran badly,
and Embass&dor got to tho front in good
shapu. Eli continued to be
victim Of circumstances either in
territorial or occidental aud getting in
pocketa would be unable 10 get TO better
place than second. In the nth hest, bow
ever, he found an opening on the homo
stretch and best ambassador Under the
wiss by neck, both horeea being under
tho whip. The cikth heat Eli trotted
without a skip and won It essily.
Hs also took the seventh and
rece, though for a time it looked aa though
Enbaassdqr and West betweon them
would keep him from whefo he belonged.
It was not until just before entering the
homo stretch that lie was able to get out
and then he had lively work cut out for
him, bnt no accepted It all and won in
grand form. h ess ~ "a
In announcing the result OF the race
Mr.. Martin said that had II nos been the
laut heat and had 1t been that Eli had not
won tho race, ile would have fined Eol-
bassadors and driver, Joe Wehster, Sl00
and suspended them for e!x moEthB on
account Of their iouling msneuvres and
efforts to keep the race from Eli. This
public announcement partially soothed
the outraged feelings OF Els driver, who
vowed that ho had never been 60 badly
treated by tho drivers on any track as he
had been on thia one. He wes 90 mad
oyer tho combination that was attempted
to be worked against him that no was
white. STj5 t2f n 81 s a1.4
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